Reflection Paper On Leadership

On the very first day, I was overwhelmed and excited because I was going to learn from two great mentors. I was also excited to share my previous practicing leadership skills with other group members although I have greatly sharpened my leadership skills according to the framework provided by the facilitators on the first day. I had been provided different opportunities to demonstrate the leadership skills in my professional and personal life and I fulfilled the criteria according to that situation however, this course highlighted some gaps, which needs to be addressed in my future implications.

I have never considered myself to be a leader other than in my household. Even though I am a very active member in my church and have many responsibilities, at work I have never given myself the title “leader”. Since beginning this class and reading the assigned text I come to see and understand why I am and should be called a leader. The two self-assessments that I took made me realize that the everyday things that I do are actually the skills and attributes of a good leader.

This leadership course has taught me to the importance of leadership and what it means to be a leader. That leadership is something that is learned and developed over time. To set goals and encourage those who are involved in accomplishing the goal. Being a leader more than just having follower, but to have enthusiasm, courage, humility, and integrity. This course have also helped me understand how to not only apply leadership to my personal life but to the working atmosphere.

Goal Two: Find staff who are providing exceptional care to patients and publicly recognizing one person per week by placing a note on the staff bulletin board stating who was “Caught Being AWESOME!”.

Mary used her gift of writing to effectively communicate her stance on women's rights, and help spread awareness for her cause.

I agree with you as a leader it is important to recognize where we are and where we want to go. The knowledge that I have acquired from this course has helped to guide me in the right direction. I feel confident leading others and hope to inspire them. However, I understand that I need to be able to reflect on my current leadership style and make the necessary changes. One change that I plan to implement as I stated on my journal is servant leadership which encourages “leaders be attentive to the concerns of their followers and nurture them” (Northouse, 2013, p. 219). Also, I plan to implement situational leadership. I understand that I should base my conduct on the demands of a particular situation. I learned that if I aspire

I have learned many important and relevant concepts in this course. Perhaps the most relevant concept is understanding leadership. Now that I am almost done with the course, I realized that I knew nothing about Leadership. I thought leadership is the act of being in control of people and leading them to do a certain job. I thought of a leader as a boss, manager, or an owner. Although what I knew about leadership was partially true, Leadership is much more complicated and different than what I thought it was. Leadership has been defined in multiple different ways depending on different views. Peter G. Northouse said “there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there are people who have tried to define it” (2013, p.4-7). Despite the multiple ways leadership has been defined, a

It was Thursday, August 25, at eight in the morning when I walked into my second leadership class ever. The first class was just reviewing the syllabus so to me this was the real “first class”. We discussed The Leader’s Companion by Gardner and how there is currently a cry for leadership. I heard that there was a need for leaders at all levels and that can be achieved by studying leadership. After hearing that I understood there was a problem, I wanted to be the adequate leader the world needed and I first needed to gain a good understand the information learned in class. Throughout this semester I have learned a lot about myself, group interactions, and my leadership identity, which all come together to enhance my understanding and appreciation of leadership itself.

The reason why I am taking this course is because I want to improve my leadership abilities, whether that’s galvanizing a group to perform their best or by making a critical decision for a group or an organization. Moreover, I strongly believe if I could improve my leadership skills, I will be soon being an effective manager, who is capable of running a conglomerate business. In addition, what I want to learn about leadership is all the qualities that I can instill in myself for my future endeavors. Lastly, my favorite leadership quote is by one of my favorite hero’s according to Munger “Develop into a lifelong self-learner, through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.” – Charlie Munger The

After I have taken this course, I feel that I have broadened my knowledge in regard to leadership. It’s amazing to me that there is so much more to it than just barking orders. I have learned that some of the things that I have been doing are completely wrong and need some improvement especially in the field of communication. Reflective listening seems to be what I have been using the most in my daily life since I have been taking this course. It’s when someone listen and try to understand what others have to say and put it into his or her own words and feed them back to the sender. (Lisper, Rautalinko, 2004) I feel that this is the most effective strategy for me to communicate and I believe it shows most people I have conversed with that

What makes someone an effective leader? Is it someone who is only focused on their own personal accomplishments and success? Or is it someone who puts the needs of their subordinates first? Any leader is never in a party of one. Leadership is by its very definition a person who is responsible for the guidance and direction of others. Therefore, leaders must not focus only on themselves, but instead focus on those they lead. As a Christian, it is critical to approach leadership from a biblical perspective for the glory of God. In this paper, I will discuss three key areas that I think drive an effective leadership approach from a biblical perspective: being trustworthy, using good judgement, and giving away credit.

Prior to attending the Business Internship course, my knowledge and understanding on successful business leaders was very limited. Although I had heard of countless success stories in business, I had never actually understood what it took to achieve such measures of success. However, it wasn’t until we had the privilege of hearing from four different business magnates in weeks 6 -9. Each of the business leaders gave an hour’s seminar and which was aimed at providing insights into their personal lives, working experiences and the core essence of 21st century business leadership.

Over the course of the past 18 years, I have seen good, bad, inspiring, and demoralizing leadership qualities. True leadership is defined by one’s actions during times of adversity. The best leaders understand that when plans are not successful, it is best to step back and put pride in check. A successful course of action starts when the cause is not about one individual, but the goals of the team. Many different influences, good and bad, have shaped my career. If not for the inspirational leaders at my first unit, Station Gloucester, MA, I am not sure that I would still be in the Coast Guard. Credibility can make or break any leader. I have read several well-written command philosophies that were tarnished because their authors did

Leadership for me is based on character, discipline, and the unit mission. I believe that our mission should guide all of our leadership actions. Our mission is to be ready to mobilize, deploy as leaders, and provide mission support to our subordinate leaders. We must man the force, train the force, maintain maintenance and accountability, and above all, take care of the Soldiers.

In class, so far, we have discussed many different topics about leadership. One being different leadership theories. The one that I feel most represents the leader I want to be in the future is servant leadership. When we discussed servant leadership it was defined as this leadership model is based on the leader and the followers wanting to serve others. Basically, this means the servant leader you put your focus on the needs of others before your own. The followers goal is to serve clients and the leader’s goal is to serve the employee and implement the organization mission statement. The leader supports other employees by noticing their goals and provide the proper support to help them reach those goals. This